# Amusing spam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-spam/575546>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 22, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-spam/575546 "2011-03-22T01:14:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-spam/575546/1 "2011-03-22T01:14:34Z")

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> Hello pal,
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> I need your assistance. I am SGT. David Bunt and I’m with the Engineering unit here in Ba’qubah Iraq for the United States. I have about 12.5 million US dollars that I want to move out of the country. I need a good partner, someone I can trust to actualize this venture. The money is from oil deal and legal.
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> But I am moving it by diplomatic means to your house directly or a safe and secured location of your choice using diplomatic courier services. But can I trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 30% out and keep 70% until i come to meet with you. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. Mine is sending it to you.
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> If you are interested reply and I will furnish you with more details.
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> Urgently awaiting your response.
> 
> SGT. David Bunt
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> Note: I translated this message for you for you to understand me.

You translated the message for me? How nice! Did you translate it from American to Canadian or what?

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-spam/575546/2 "2011-03-22T01:16:18Z")

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I say you should run it back thru the translator. It loses something in the original.

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-spam/575546/3 "2011-03-22T07:59:49Z")

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It must have been run through some translator, because it’s pretty good english, spelling and grammar.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-spam/575546/4 "2011-03-22T18:25:17Z")

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This scam still gets me. Hmm, I have millions of dollars that I want to smuggle out of the country. I need a partner. Someone I can trust with my millions. Someone who is closer to me than my own brother. But who can I trust? I know! A random person with an e-mail account! It’s… it’s… almost diabolical in how foolproof it is!